This unique USA built NS Custom Shop instrument is personally signed by visionary designer Ned Steinberger...

An exclusive USA Built Radius Bass Signed by Ned Steinberger

Crafted in the NS Design workshop in Maine and hand-signed by its visionary designer, this superb instrument truly embodies the breadth of experience, insight and design brilliance which only Ned Steinberger can bring to the creation of a new classic.

The Radius is, by design, amongst the most sonically dynamic, versatile and exciting basses available today and this superior, unique example is one of only a very few handbuilt by the NS custom shop team in Maine, USA.

NS Fusion Neck

The US5 Radius Bass features a bolt-on one-piece maple neck with an embedded continuous carbon fibre core and adjustable truss rod. This combination has the natural feel of wood, but the core provides enhanced sustain and definition to each note. The fingerboard is ebony, with a 35" scale and familiar 15" radius.

Heavy conventional tuning machines are replaced by an aluminium head plate with ball-end string mounting slots, custom produced for NS Design by Hipshot with the tuning system integrated into the body.

NS Diradial™ Body

The Radius' maple body, with flamed maple top, has a convex back radius (from which the bass derives its name) which provides enhanced contact and stability against the torso and gives the instrument a slight angle towards the player, making the fretboard easy to see. The front of the instrument is more tightly radiused, which, in combination with the general wedge shape of the body, shifts it into more comfortable orientation with the right hand.

The distinctive horn provides a natural grip, and the configuration of the body cutaway provides easy access to the highest frets. The instrument as a whole is perfectly balanced, no downward dip of the neck, giving the left hand unprecedented freedom.

Combined, the shape, balance and light weight of the CR5 Radius, just 3.9kg (8.63 lbs), make this instrument exceptionally comfortable to play.

NS Patented Tuning System (US Patent 6,528,710)

Based on a design originally created for the NS Violin, the Radius has a self-clamping, precision tuning machine, built into the body. This fast, simple system accepts any standard single-ball end, full-scale bass guitar string. No tools are needed: simply rotate the knurled knob to change a string or tune the instrument.

NS/EMG Integral Pickup System

NS Design and EMG have collaborated to create this integrated piezo and magnetic pickup system. It features an 18 volt onboard preamp, which provides extraordinary dynamic headroom. The active electronics are combined with the NS bridge-mounted Polar™ pickup system, the marriage of which puts an exceptionally broad, musically rich spectrum of tone at the player's fingertips.

Bridge & Saddle

Custom crafted for NS Design by Hipshot, the aluminium one-piece bridge and saddle assembly provide full height and angle adjustment, allowing the player to precisely tailor the action and tweak the intonation.

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Premier Guitar Steve Cook • September 2013

"A blend of elegant form & practical purpose with an array of dizzyingly meticulous details... Ridiculously well-made & engineered, it resembles a work of art... If you find one in a store, you may not put it down"

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Bass Gear Magazine Cia Gould • December 2013

"A really cool looking bass with great lines that mixes classic with more futuristic styling... A perfectly well balanced instrument that is meticulously put together. NS continues to push the design envelope"

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Guitar & Bass Magazine Gareth Morgan • April 2014

"NS took plenty of time putting the CR5 together and not a single millisecond has been wasted... a wonderful instrument that manages to look cooler than a headless bass has any right to"

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Bass Musician Magazine Todd Urban • May 2014

"Stands out among others as an instrument that not only offers innovation in terms of ergonomics, but also provides sonic advancements that offer the player the ability to take tone to a new level"

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Harmony Central John McVarish • May 2014

"Pure elegance... looked and sounded fantastic... the low B rings true and long with excellent definition... tuning is super precise... can happily play all night in comfort and style... responds perfectly"

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Bass Player Magazine Ed Friedland • June 2014

"Once again, NS Design brings something new to the table with the ultra-cool Radius Bass. The build quality is excellent, the design is forward-leaning yet traditionally rooted, and it’s a pleasure to play"

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Guitar & Bass Magazine Gear Of The Year • December 2014

"Still head of the class" In G&B's seasonal round-up of the year's best new instruments, the game changing Radius was rightfully crowned winner in the BASS OVER £1,000 category.

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MusicPlayers.com Scott Kahn & Joseph Dubbiosi • April 2015

"Nothing short of gorgeous... has outstanding playability with sumptuous comfort... an exceptional instrument with boutique build quality, pristine tone & modern appointments... a special instrument"

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Bass Musician Magazine Killian Duarte • April 2016

"With a sleek ergonomic design and an innovative piezo/magnetic electronics package, the NS Radius Bass provides the comforts of a headless bass with a much needed uograde in electronic flexibility"